American  jttuseum  of  Natural  history 

OPEN  FREE  TO  THE  PUBLIC  EVERY  DAY  IN  THE  YEAR 


KEY  TO  BUILDING  AND  COLLECTIONS 

1 91  3  (Third  Edition) 


American  Museum  of  Natural  History 

Seventy-seventh  Street  and  Central  Park  West,  New  York  City 


First  Vice-President 

Cleveland  H.  Dodge 

Treasurer 

Charles  Lanier 


Albert  S.  Bickmore 
George  S.  Bowdoin 
Frederick  F.  Brewster 
Joseph  H.  Choate 


Director 

Frederic  A.  Lucas 


Board  of  Trustees,  191  3 

President 

Henry  Fairfield  Osborn 


The  Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York 
The  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York 
The  President  of  the  Department  of  Parks 


Thomas  DeWitt  Cuyler 
James  Douglas 
Madison  Grant 
Anson  W.  Hard 
Arthur  Curtiss  James 


Walter  B.  James 
A.  D.  Juilliard 
Seth  Low 
Ogden  Mills 
Percy  R.  Pyne 


Second  Vice-President 

J.  P.  Morgan 

Secretary  pro  tern. 

Adrian  Iselin,  Jr. 


William  Rockefeller 
John  B.  Trevor 
Felix  M.  Warburg 
George  W.  Wickersham 


Executive  Officers 

Assistant  Treasurer 

The  United  States  Trust  Company  of  New  York 


Assistant  Secretary 

George  H.  Sherwood 


AVCRY 

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The  Museum  from  the  Southwest 


Plan  of  Building 

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The  halls  are  named  according;  to  the  position  they  will  have  in  the  completed  Museum  building, 
which  will  consist  of  four  long  facades  facing  east,  west,  north  and  south  respectively,  each  connected 
with  the  center  of  the  quadrangle  thus  formed  by  a  wing  extending  between  open  courts. 

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Cross  Sections  of  Building 


LABORATORIES 


LIBRARY    AND  OTHER    STORE  ROOMS 


STORE  ROOMS 


STORE  ROOMS  A  LA80RATOR  ES 


LABORATORIES 


OFFICES  ,    SCIENTIFIC  DEPTS 


OFFICES    AND     LABORATORIES       SCIENTIFIC  DEPTS 


FOSSIL  MAMMALS 


FOSSIL  MAMMALS 


FOSSIL  REPTILES  *  FISHES 


NORTH  AMERICA, AfiCHAEOlOCvn        MEXICO  AND  CENTRAL  AMERICA 


AMERICA,  ARCHAEOLOGY 

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ARCHAEOLOGY 


MONKEYS  .  APES  s,  BIRDS 


MMALS  ASTROHOMICALCLOCK 


4MALS  AND  CETACEANS 


LOCAL  AND  GENERAL  MAMMALS 


MAMMALS  I  REPTILES 


m  RESTAURANT   I     WORK     SHOPS       AND      IBTORE  ROOMS 


From  Southwest  Pavilion  to  Southeast  Pavilion 


/  STORE  ROOMS 

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STORE  ROOMS 

LABORATORIES 

OFFICES    AND     LABORATORIES  ,  S 

IENTIFIC  DEPTS 

PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 
ETHNOLOGY 

SOUTH  SEA  ISLANDS 
ETHNOLOGY 

RECENT  SHELLS 

CHINA  AND  SIBERIA 
ETHNOLOGY 

AFRICA  ,  ETHNOLOGY 

NORTH  AMERICA  ARCHAEOLOGY 

INDIANS  OF  THE  SOUTH  WEST 
ETHNOLOGY 

PLAINS  INDIANS 
ETHNOLOGY 

WORK        SHOPS  AND 

STORE  ROOMS 

West  Wing  and  Southwest  Pavilion 


From  Central  Pavilion  to  South  Pavilion 


Index 


Location  in  Museum 

Administrative  Offices  Fifth  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Africa,  Collections  from  Second  Floor,  West  Wing 

American  Science,  Pioneers  of  First  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Amphibians  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Amphibians  and  Reptiles  of  the  Coal  Era  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Ancient  Monuments,  Mexico  and  Central  America  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Wing 

Antiquity  of  Man  in  Trenton  Valley  Second  Floor.  Southwest  Pavilion 

Antiquity  of  Man  in  Europe  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Arizona  Petrified  Wood   First  Floor,  Central  Pavilion 

Asia,  Collections  from  Third  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Auditorium  First  Floor,  Central  Pavilion 

Basketry  First  Floor,  West  Wing 

Birds,  Local  Second  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Birds  of  North  America  (Habitat  Groups)  Third  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Birds  of  the  World  Second  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Brontosaurus  Second  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Building  Stones  First  Floor,  Central  Pavilion 

Bullfrog  Group  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Catlin  Indian  Paintings   First  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Cave  Dwellers  of  Europe  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Children's  Room  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Chinese  Collection  Third  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Cliff-dwellers  of  Utah,  etc  First  Floor,  West  Wing 

Copper-Queen  Azurites  and  Malachites  Fourth  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Darwin  Hall  First  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Demuth  Collection  of  Pipes  First  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Dinosaurs   ...   .Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

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Index — Continued         .     .  . 

Location  in  Museum 

Elevators  All  Floors,  East  Corridor 

Engine  Room  First  Floor,  West  Central  Wing 

Eskimo  Collections  First  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

European  Archaeology  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Evolution  of  Fishes,  Amphibians,  Reptiles  First  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Evolution  of  Invertebrates  First  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Evolution  of  Mammals  Fourth  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Evolution  of  the  Morse  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Wing 

Finback  Whale  Skeleton  Second  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Fishes,  Recent  Second  Floor,  Central  Corridor 

Fly,  Enlarged  Model  Third  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Forestry,  North  American  First  Floor,  Southeast  Wing 

Fort  Lee  Fossil  Phytosaur  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Fossil  Birds  with  Teeth  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Fossil  Fishlike  Lizards  Fourth  Floor,  East  Corridor 

Fossil  Invertebrates  Fourth  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Fossil  Mammals  (Horses,  Camels,  etc.)  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Wing 

Fossil  Mammals  (Mastodons,  etc.)  Fourth  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Fossil  Marine  Reptiles  Fourth  Floor,  East  Corridor 

Fossil  Reptiles  and  Fishes  Fourth  Floor,  Southeast  Pavilion 

Gems  and  Precious  Stones  Fourth  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Geology,  Historical  and  General  Fourth  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Giant  Salamander  Group  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Ground  Sloth  Group  Fourth  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Habitat  Bird  Groups  Third  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Horse  Skeletons  (Modern)  Fourth  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Indians  of  California  ,  First  Floor,  West  Wing 


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Index — Continued 


Location  in  Museum 


Indians  of  New  York  First  Floor, 

Indians  of  South  America  Third  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  Mackenzie  Area  First  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  North  Pacific  Coast  First  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  Plains   First  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  Plateau  Area  First  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  Southwest  First  Floor, 

Indians  of  the  Woodlands  First  Floor, 

Information  Bureau  First  Floor, 

Insects  Third  Floor, 

Invertebrates  First  Floor, 

Invertebrate  Palaeontology  Fourth  Floor, 

Jesup  Collection  of  North  American  Woods  First  Floor, 

Jesup  Statue  First  Floor, 

Jumbo's  Skeleton  Fourth  Floor, 

Library  Fifth  Floor, 

Local  I>irds  Second  Floor, 

Local  Mammals  Second  Floor, 

Mammals  of  North  America  Second  Floor, 

Mammals  of  the  North  Polar  Region  Second  Floor, 

Mammoths  and  Mastodons   Fourth  Floor, 

Man,  Prehistoric,  from  Europe   Second  Floor, 

Man,  Prehistoric,  from  North  America  Second  Floor, 

Maori  Heads,  Tattooed  Fourth  Floor, 

Members'  Room  Third  Floor, 

Memorial  Hall  First  Floor, 

Meteorites  First  Floor, 

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Southwest  Wing 
Southwest  Wing 
Southwest  Wing 
South  Central  Wing 
Southwest  Pavilion 
Southwest  Wing 
West  Wing 
Southwest  Wing 
South  Pavilion 
Southeast  Pavilion 
Southeast  Pavilion 
South  Central  Wing 
Southeast  Wing 
South  Pavilion 
South  Pavilion 
West  Corridor 
West  Corridor 
Southeast  Wing 
Southeast  Wing 
Southeast  Wing 
South  Pavilion 
Southwest  Pavilion 
Southwest  Pavilion 
Southwest  Pavilion 
East  Corridor 
South  Pavilion 
South  Pavilion 


Index — Continued        r     .  .  nM 

Location  in  Museum 

Meteorites  Fourth  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Minerals  Fourth  Floor,  Southwest  Wing 

Monkeys  and  Apes  Third  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Natural  History  Reading  Room  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Navaio  Blankets  First  Floor,  West  Wing 

Parcel  Checking  Room  First  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Peruvian  Collections  Third  Floor,  Southwest  Wing 

Philippine  Collections  Fourth  Floor,  West  Wing 

Polar  Fxpeditions  First  Floor,  East  Corridor 

Prehistoric  Man  of  Europe  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Prehistoric  Man  of  North  America  Second  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Public  Health  Exhibits  Third  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Reptiles  Second  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Right-Whale  Skeleton  Third  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Rodents  Third  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

Seasonal  Birds  Second  Floor,  West  Corridor 

Seismograph  First  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Shells  Third  Floor,  West  Wing 

Siberian  Collection  Third  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

South  American  Anthropology  Third  Floor,  Southwest  Wing 

South  American  Fossil  Mammals  P'ourth  Floor,  South  Pavilion 

South  Sea  Island  Collections  Fourth  Floor,  Southwest  Pavilion 

Toilet  Rooms  (entrances  to)  First  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Totem  Poles  First  Floor,  South  Central  Wing 

Visitors'  Room  First  Floor,  Right  of  Entrance 

Whales  Third  Floor,  Southeast  Wing 

Woods,  North  American  First  Floor,  Southeast  Wing 

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Elevators  3.    Visitors'  Room  5.    West  Assembly  Room 

Information  Bureau  4.    East  Assembly  Room  6.  Corals 

First  Floor 


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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  First  Floor 


SOUTH  PAVILION-MEMORIAL  HALL 

Marble  statue  of  Morris  K.  Jesup,  a  founder,  trustee  and  benefactor  of  the  Museum,  and  for 
twenty-seven  years  (1SS1-190S)  its  President 
Marble  busts  of  noteworthy  pioneers  of  American  Science 
'*  Ahnighito" (Peary)  meteorite,  36%  tons  ;  Willamette  meteorite,  15.6  tons 
Sections  showing  meteoritic  structure 

EAST  CORRIDOR 

Maps  of  Polar  Regions  Sledges  that  reached  the  North  and  South  Poles 

Seismograph  (Passage  to  South  Central  Wing) 

SOUTHEAST  WING— FORESTRY 

Jesup  Wood  Collection  Sargent  watercolors 

Reproductions  in  wax  of  foliage,  flowers  and  fruits 
Section  of  Big  Tree  Section  of  Coast  Redwood  Section  of  Douglas  Spruce 

SOUTHEAST  PAVILION— DARWIN  HALL 

Bust  of  Darwin 

Synoptic  series  of  specimens  and  models  illustrating  the  Classes  of  Animals 
Models  of  Malaria  Mosquito  Groups  illustrating  marine  life  Tidal  Marsh  group 

Marine  Worm  group  Record  lobsters 

Models  in  glass  and  in  wax  of  Rhizopods,  Sponges,  Polyps  and  Bryozoans 
Struggle  for  Existence  group  Large  Staghorn  Coral 

SOUTH  CENTRAL  WING— NORTHERN  TRIBES 

Haida  canoe  Kwakiutl  village  Totem  poles  Chilkat  blankets 

Carvings  in  wood  and  ivory  Mural  decorations  by  Frank  Wilbert  Stokes  and  Will  S.  Ta) 

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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  First  Floor — Continued 

CORRIDOR,  SOUTH  CENTRAL  WING 

Bust  of  Professor  Bickmore 
Models,  catching  of  salmon  Arizona  petrified  wood 

Totem  poles  American  building  stones 

WEST  CORRIDOR 

Temporary  Exhibits  Demuth  collection  of  pipes 

SOUTHWEST  WING— INDIANS  OF  THE  WOODLANDS 

Iroquois  group  Pottery  from  Manhattan  Wampum 

Quilled  medicine  bags  Birch  bark  records  Woven  bags 

Objects  showing  use  of  corn  Bark  Canoes 

SOUTHWEST  PAVILION— INDIANS  OF  THE  PLAINS 


Tipi  group 

Art  in  quills  and  beads 


Sun  Dance  model 
Painted  skins 


Catlin  paintings 

Ceremonial  bundles  and  charms 


Models  of  Pueblo  villages 
Apache  house 
Navajo  blankets 


Hopi  ceremonial  objects 


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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Second  Floor 

EAST  CORRIDOR 

Caribou  skulls  and  antlers 

SOUTHEAST  WING— NORTH  AMERICAN  MAMMALS 

Elk,  or  Wapiti  Musk-ox  Mountain  Sheep  group 

Local-mammal  groups  Peccary  group  Walrus  group 

Moose  group  Virginia  Deer  Polar  Bear 

Bison  group  Fur  Seal  group  Alaskan  Brown  Bear 

Pronghorn  Antelope  group  Grant's  Caribou  group  Roosevelt  Elk  group 

Peary  Musk-ox  group  Wild  Boar  group 

SOUTHEAST  PAVILION 

Occupied  as  a  workroom  for  the  preparation  of  a  group  of  African  elephants 

SOUTH  PAVILION— MAMMALS  AND  REPTILES 

Water  Monitor  group  Bullfrog  group  Elephant  "  Tip  " 

Florida  Rattlesnake  group  Salamander  group  Right  Whale  skeleton 

SOUTH  CENTRAL  WING-GENERAL  BIRDS 

Ptarmigan  group  (seasonal)  Labrador  Duck  Birds  of  Paradise 

Great  Auk  Passenger  Pigeon  Crested  Cassique 


Finback  Whale  Skeleton 
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Second  Floor 


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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Second  Floor — Continued 


CORRIDOR  OF  CENTRAL  PAVILION— RECENT  FISHES 

Polvodon  group  Evolution  of  Fishes  Deep-sea  Fishes 

WEST  CORRIDOR 

Local  birds  Seasonal  birds  Auduboniana 

SOUTHWEST  WING— ARCHEOLOGY  OF  MEXICO  AND  CENTRAL  AMERICA 

Loubat  COLLECTION  :  Gold,  copper  and  jade  articles 

Stelre  and  Ceremonial  Stones  Terra  cotta  Warrior 

Funeral  urns  Codices 

SOUTHWEST  PAVILION— ARCHEOLOGY  OF  NORTH  AMERICA 

Antiquity  of  Man  in  New  Jersey  Cairns  of  British  Columbia  and  Washington 

Model  of  Serpent  Mound  in  Ohio  Flint  implements 

Cache  of  flint  discs  Copper  implements  from  Lake  Superior  region 

Tower:  European  archaeology 

WEST  WING— ETHNOLOGY  AND  MAMMALS  OF  AFRICA 

Iron  implements;  basketry,  carvings,  bead  and  shell  work 
Grant's  Zebra  group  Waterbuck  Hippo  "  Caliph" 

Antelopes  Thomas'  Gazelle  African  Lion  "  Hannibal" 

Transparencies  and  mural  paintings 

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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Third  Floor 


EAST  CORRIDOR 

Members'  Room  Caribou  skulls  and  antlers 

SOUTHEAST  WING— MAMMALS 

Phytogeny  of  chief  divisions  of  Mammals  Models  of  Sulphurbottom  Whale  and  other  Cetaceans 

SOUTHEAST  PAVILION— INSECTS 

Local  Insects  Economic  series  Observation  Hive  of        Seventeen-year  Cicada  group 

Evolution  series  Migratory  Butterflies  the  Honey  Bee  Termite  nests 

SOUTH  PAVILION— PRIMATES  AND  BIRDS 

Orang-utan  group  Chimpanzees  Gorilla  Small  bird  groups 

Right  Whale  skeleton 

SOUTH  CENTRAL  WING— HABITAT  GROUPS  OF  BIRDS 

Groups  are  geographically  as  well  as  ornithologically  accurate 

WEST  CORRIDOR 

Public  Health  :  Water  supply  and  sewage  disposal  exhibits  Models  of  bacteria 

Model  of  Fly  Insects  and  disease 

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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Third  Floor — Continued 


SOUTHWEST  WING— ANTHROPOLOGY  OF  SOUTH  AMERICA 

Peruvian  gold  and  silver  articles  Quipus  Trephined  skulls  Musical  instruments 

Textiles  Pottery  Mummy  bundles  Chilean  "  Mummy " 

SOUTHWEST  PAVILION— ASIATIC  PEOPLES 

Modern  Chinese  culture        Ancient  Chinese  bronzes  Ancient  Chinese  pottery  (Han  Dynasty) 

Lamaistic  masks  Culture  of  the  Siberian  tribes       Villages  of  Koryak  and  Gold  tribes 

WEST  WING— CONCHOLOGY 

Recent  shells  (150,000  specimens  of  15,000  species) 


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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Fourth  Floor 

EAST  CORRIDOR 

Ichthyosaurs  Mosasaur  Newly  discovered  fossils  Pele  photographs  and  paintings 

SOUTHEAST  WING— FOSSIL  MAMMALS 

Irish  Elk  Evolution  of  the  Titanotheres  Pigmy  Hippopotamus 

Evolution  of  the  Horse  (in  nature)  Evolution  of  the  Uintatheres  Rhinoceroses 

Evolution  of  the  Camel  Giant  Pigs  Plesiosaurus  (reptile) 

SOUTHEAST  PAVILION— FOSSIL  REPTILES  AND  FISHES 

Prontosaurus  Diplodocus  Eryops  (Tower) 

Allosaurus  Naosaurus  Port  Lee,  N.  J.,  Phytosaur  Dinichthys 

Tyrannosaurus  Triceratops  Crocodiles  and  Turtles  Jaws  of  fossil  Shark 

Trachodon  and  "  mummy  "  Diadectes  Hesperornis  (toothed  bird)  Devonian  "Aquarium " 

SOUTH  PAVILION— QUATERNARY  MAMMALS 

Domesticated  Horse  Saber-tooth  Tiger  Skeleton  of  Jumbo 

Giant  Ground  Sloth  group  Warren  Mastodon  New  Zealand  Moa  (bird) 

Glyptodonts  Columbian  Mammoth 

SOUTH  CENTRAL  WING— GEOLOGY  AND  INVERTEBRATE 
PALEONTOLOGY 

James  Hall  Collection  of  Volcanic  bombs  from  Mt.  Pele  Copper  Queen  Cave 

Fossil  Invertebrates  Fossilized  tree  stump  from  coal  mine  Local  rocks  and  minerals 

Cave  material  (Calcite,  Aragonite,  Selenite)  from  near  Chihuahua,  Mex. 
Model  of  Copper  Queen  Mine — in  course  of  construction 


NORTH 


Fourth  Floor 


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Some  of  the  Chief  Features,  Fourth  Floor — Continued 


WEST  CORRIDOR-MORGAN  HALL  OF  GEMS 

New  accessions  (southeast  quarter  of  hall) 
American  (United  States)  Diamonds  Tourmalines  Copper  Queen  Azurites  and  Malachites 

Beryls  (Emeralds,  Aquamarines  and  Topazes  Brazilian  Amethysts 

Morganite)  Garnets  Crystal  Balls 

Sapphires  (Corundums)  Kunzite 

SOUTHWEST  WING— MORGAN  HALL  OF  MINERALS 

New  accessions  (entrance) 
Graphites  Golds  Quartzes  Micas  Pyrites 

Fluorites  Coppers  Stibnites  Calcites  Feldspars 

'Wall  painting  of  Ely,  Nev. ,  copper  mine 

SOUTHWEST  PAVILION-TRIBES  OF  THE  PACIFIC  ISLANDS 

Tahitian  Fire-walker  Maori  warrior  on  jade  bowlder  (Tower) 

I  Iawaiian  Feather  Capes        Melanesian  masks  Tattooed  Maori  heads 

WEST  WING-ETHNOLOGY  OF  PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 

Belt-weaving  group  Model  of  tree-house  Iron  weapons  Filters 

Model  of  house  Woods,  baskets  and  textiles  Moro  outrigger  Leg-stocks 


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Fifth  Floor 


Administrative  offices,  Library  and  the  offices  and  laboratories  of  the  scientific  departments. 

The  Library  contains  more  than  60,000  volumes  devoted  to  the  natural  sciences.  The  reading 
room  is  located  in  the  west  corridor,  and  is  open  free  daily  from  9  a.m.  to  5  p.m.,  except  Sundays  and 
legal  holidays.    A  rack  there  contains  current  issues  of  many  scientific  periodicals. 

The  Study  Collections  of  specimens  are  even  more  extensive  and  varied  than  the  exhibition 
series  and  are  more  important  to  the  scientific  world.  They  are  accessible  to  students  and  other 
interested  persons  on  application  to  the  head  of  the  department  concerned.  Some  of  their  more 
salient  features  are  as  follows  : 

Anthropology. — Ethnology. — On  the  attic  floor  of  the  west  wing  and  the  northwest  pavilion 
there  are  thirty-three  fire-proof  store  rooms  containing  the  ethnological  study  collections  of  more 
than  100,000  catalogue  numbers  comprising  extensive  series  for  the  Philippine  Islands,  Siberia, 
China,  South  Sea  Islands,  Africa,  South  Africa  and  the  various  culture  areas  in  North  America. 

Archeology. — In  archceology  there  is  a  large  type  series  of  stone  objects  from  the  various 
States  of  the  Union.  Full  collections  from  excavated  sites  in  British  Columbia,  Washington  State 
New  York  State,  Kentucky,  Arizona  and  New  Mexico  are  here,  together  with  a  special  series  from 
the  Trenton  Valley.    There  is  much  material  from  Mexico,  Peru  and  Bolivia. 


The  human  skeleton  material  is  chiefly  from  western  States  and  South  America.  About  two 
thousand  crania  have  been  classified  and  made  available  for  study. 

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Geology  and  Invertebrate  Palaeontology. — Geology. — The  study  collections  comprise, 
among  other  things,  the  Hitchcock  series  of  rocks  illustrating  thirteen  geological  sections  across  the 
States  of  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire  ;  a  complete  set  of  duplicate  specimens  from  the  United 
States  geological  survey  of  the  Fortieth  Parallel  ;  a  series  illustrating  the  early  geological  survey  of 
Pennsylvania  ;  a  complete  typical  series  of  rocks  and  microscopic  thin  sections  illustrating  Rosen- 
busch's  manual  of  petrography  ;  large  series  of  American  rocks  ;  a  complete  series  typifying  the  rocks 
encountered  in  driving  the  Simplon  tunnel,  Switzerland  ;  many  ores  and  economic  specimens. 

Invertebrate  Paleontology. — Great  numbers  of  fossil  invertebrates,  too  numerous  and 
varied  to  particularize,  but  representing  many  of  the  important  groups. 

Ichthyology  and  Herpetology. — Ichthyology. — The  collection  of  fishes  comprises  about 
7,000  catalogued  specimens,  preserved  in  alcohol  and  kept  in  tanks  and  jars. 

The  fossil  fish  collection  is  one  of  the  largest,  if  not  the  largest,  in  America,  comprising  about 
10,000  catalogued  specimens  ;  it  includes  the  Newberry,  the  Cope  and  several  smaller  collections. 

Herpetology. — The  collection  of  frogs,  salamanders  and  reptiles  numbers  9,000  specimens. 

Invertebrate  Zoology. — General  Invertebrates. — About  60,000  specimens  of  protozoans, 
sponges,  polyps,  starfishes,  sea-urchins,  worms,  crustaceans,  spiders,  myriapods  and  chordates. 

Insects. — (a)  Local  collection  comprising  insects  known  within  fifty  miles  of  New  York  City. 
(b)  General  collection  including  more  than  500,000  specimens,  among  them  the  types  of  many  species. 

Shells. — The  chief  Molluscan  collections  of  the  Museum,  exclusive  of  fossils.  About  15,000 
species  are  represented,  comprised  for  the  most  part  of  the  Jay  and  Haines  collections. 


Mammalogy  and  Ornithology.  —  MAMMALOGY. — The  study  collection  of  mammals  contains 
about  25,000  skins,  skulls  and  skeletons.  It  is  especially  rich  in  South  American  forms.  Mexico  and 
the  Arctic  ate  well  represented  ;  from  the  latter  region  there  is  a  large  and  unique  series  of  the 
beautiful  white  Peary's  caribou  and  of  the  Greenland  musk-ox,  comprising  about  150  specimens.  The 
collection  of  whales  is  likewise  noteworthy. 

Ornithology. — The  study  collection  of  birds  consists  of  approximately  90,000  unmounted  skins, 
about  nine-tenths  of  which  are  from  the  Western  Hemisphere,  and  several  thousand  nests  and  eggs. 
South  America  is  chiefly  represented  by  a  large  collection  from  Matto  Grosso,  Brazil,  and  extensive 
collections  from  Colombia  ;  also  smaller  series  from  Ecuador,  Peru,  Venezuela  and  Trinidad. 

From  North  America,  there  are  important  collections  from  Mexico,  Nicaragua,  California, 
Texas,  Arizona  and  the  Middle  Atlantic  States. — the  Rocky  Mountain  region  being  most  poorly 
represented.  Of  special  collections,  the  George  N.  Lawrence  and  Maximilian  collections  are  of 
special  importance  from  the  hundreds  of  type  specimens  which  they  contain. 

Mineralogy. — Most  of  the  mineral  specimens  are  on  exhibition,  but  the  overflow  from  the 
public  cases  forms  a  study  series  of  no  mean  proportions. 

Public  Health. — Living  bacteria  are  maintained  and  distributed  free  to  recognized  laboratories. 

Vertebrate  Palaeontology. — The  study  collections  comprise  about  15,000  catalogued  specimens 
of  fossil  mammals,  6,000  fossil  reptiles  and  amphibians  and  a  few  hundred  fossil  birds.  Most  of  these 
are  from  the  western  United  States.  The  collections  of  fossil  horses,  Eocene  mammals  and  Cretaceous 
dinosaurs  are  unrivaled.  The  fossil  rhinoceroses,  camels,  oreodonts,  carnivora,  Fayum,  Pampean 
and  Patagonian  mammals,  Jurassic  dinosaurs,  Permian  reptiles,  turtles,  etc.,  are  likewise  of  the  first 
rank.  They  include  more  than  nine  hundred  type  specimens  of  fossil  mammals  and  several  hundred 
type  specimens  of  fossil  reptiles  and  amphibians. 

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The  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  was  established  in  1S69  to  promote  the  Natural 
Sciences  and  to  diffuse  a  general  knowledge  of  them  among  the  people,  and  it  is  in  cordial  cooperation 
with  all  similar  institutions  throughout  the  world.  The  Museum  authorities  are  dependent  upon 
private  subscriptions  and  the  dues  from  members  for  procuring  needed  additions  to  the  collections 
and  for  carrying  on  explorations  in  America  and  other  parts  of  the  world.    The  membership  fees  are  : 

Annual  Members  $  10         Patrons  $  1,000 

Sustaining  Members  (Annual)   25  Associate  Benefactors   10,000 

Life  Members   100  Benefactors  (Gift  or  bequest)   50,000 

Fellows   500 

The  Museum  Library  is  open  to  the  public  for  reference  daily — Sundays  and  holidays  excepted 
— from  9  a.m.  to  5  p.m. 

The  Museum  Publications  are  issued  in  seven  series  :  The  American  Museum  Journal,  Annual 
Report,  Anthropological  Papers,  Bulletins,  Guide  Leaflets,  Handbooks  and  Memoirs.  Information 
concerning  their  sale  may  be  obtained  at  the  Museum  Library. 

Guides  in  the  Study  of  Exhibits  are  provided  on  request  by  the  Department  of  Public 
Education.  Teachers  wishing  to  bring  classes  should  write  or  telephone  the  Department  for  an 
appointment,  specifying  the  collection  to  be  studied.  Lectures  to  classes  may  also  be  arranged  for. 
In  all  cases  the  best  results  are  obtained  with  small  groups  of  children. 

Study  Collections  are  open  to  all  persons  desiring  to  examine  specimens  for  special  research. 
Applications  should  be  made  at  the  information  desk. 

The  Mitla  Restaurant  in  the  east  basement  is  reached  by  the  elevator  and  is  open  from  12  to 
5  on  all  days  except  Sundays.  Afternoon  Tea  is  served  from  2  to  5.  The  Mitla  Room  is  of  unusual 
interest  as  an  exhibition  hall,  being  an  exact  reproduction  of  temple  ruins  at  Mitla,  Mexico. 

The  Museum  Building  and  Manhattan  Square  on  which  it  is  located  are  the  property  of  the 
City  of  New  York.  The  city,  furthermore,  makes  an  annual  appropriation  toward  the  maintenance 
of  the  institution.     That  for  the  year  1913  is  $200,000,  which  is  about  40^'  of  the  whole  expenditure. 


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Scientific  Departments 

Director 

Frederic  A.  Lucas,  Sc.D. 

Geology  and  Invertebrate  Palaeontology  Mineralogy 

Edmund  Otis  Hovey,  A. B. ,  Ph. D. ,  Curator      L.  P.  Gratacap,  Ph.  B. ,  A.  B. ,  A.  M. ,  Curator 

Invertebrate  Zoology 

Henry  E.  Crampton,  A.B.,  Ph.D.,  Curator 

Ichthyology  and  Herpetology 

Bashford  Dean,  A.B.,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Curator  of  Fishes  and  Reptiles 

Mammalogy  and  Ornithology 

J.  A.  Allen,  Ph.D.,  Curator  Frank  M.  Chapman,  Curator  of  Ornithology 

Vertebtate  Palaeontology 

Henry  Fairfield  Osborn,  A.B.,  Sc.D.,  LL.D.,  D.Sc,  Curator  Emeritus 
W.  D.  Matthew,  A.B.,  Ph.B.,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Curator 

Anthropology 

Clark  Wissler,  A.B.,  A.M.,  Ph.D,,  Curator 

Anatomy  and  Physiology 

Ralph  W.  Tower,  A.B.,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Curator 

Public  Health 

Charles-Edward  Amory  Winslow,  S.B.,  M.S.,  Curator 

Woods  and  Forestry 

Mary  Cynthia  Dickerson,  B.S.,  Curator 

Books  and  Publications 

Ralph  W.  Tower,  A.B.,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Curator 

Public  Education 

Albert  S.  Bickmore,  B.S.,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.,  Curator  Emeritus 
George  H.  Sherwood,  A.B.,  A.M.,  Curator 


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